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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Cook, James, active 1762-1775
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Date:
1759
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1759
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Short Title:
A new chart of the River St. Laurence, from the Island of Anticosti to the Falls of Richelieu : With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings ... (1)
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A new chart of the River St. Laurence, from the Island of Anticosti to the Falls of Richelieu : With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings ... (1)
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Publisher:
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
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London
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Atlas Map
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85
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Nautical chart of the Saint Lawrence River, in 1759. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms, as well as arrows indicating the direction of water currents. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a legend, rhumb lines and a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Descriptive notes throughout. With three inset charts: Gaspee Bay -- Mingan Island -- Mingan Harbour. Also, with five profile views: Thus appears the Land between Island Bonaventura and Cape Roziers ... Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 85 x 78 cm, on fold-out plate 90 x 85 cm. First of three sheets (title appears on third sheet).
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Nautical chart of the Saint Lawrence River, in 1759. Shows cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks and depths, given in fathoms, as well as arrows indicating the direction of water currents. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a legend, rhumb lines and a compass rose with north oriented toward top of sheet. Descriptive notes throughout. With three inset charts: Gaspee Bay -- Mingan Island -- Mingan Harbour. Also, with five profile views: Thus appears the Land between Island Bonaventura and Cape Roziers ... Black and white copper-engraving. Chart is 85 x 78 cm, on fold-out plate 90 x 85 cm. First of three sheets (title appears on third sheet).
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Saint Lawrence River
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Saint Lawrence River
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Nautical Charts
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Full Title:
A new chart of the River St. Laurence, from the Island of Anticosti to the Falls of Richelieu : With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings. Also particular directions for navigating the River with safety. Taken by Order of Charles Saunders, Esqr. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships in the Expedition against Quebec in 1759. Engraved by Thomas Jeffreys Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Published by Command of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. London. Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, Map & Sea-Chart Sellers, No. 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs 16 Feby. 1775. (1)
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A new chart of the River St. Laurence, from the Island of Anticosti to the Falls of Richelieu : With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings. Also particular directions for navigating the River with safety. Taken by Order of Charles Saunders, Esqr. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships in the Expedition against Quebec in 1759. Engraved by Thomas Jeffreys Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Published by Command of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. London. Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, Map & Sea-Chart Sellers, No. 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs 16 Feby. 1775. (1)
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List No:
14400.024
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14400.024
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Page No:
XX
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Series No:
24
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Engraver or Printer:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
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Publication Author:
Cook, James, active 1762-1775
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Cook, James, active 1762-1775
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Pub Date:
1775
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1775
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Pub Title:
The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence : Being a collection of sixty accurate charts and plans, drawn from original surveys : taken by James Cook and Michael Lane, Surveyors, and Joseph Gilbert, and other Officers in the King's Service. Published by permission of the Right hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Chiefly engraved by the Late Mr. Thomas Jeffreys, Geographer to the King. On thirty-six large copper-plates. London: printed according to Act of Parliament, and sold by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, No. 53, in Fleet-Street. M.DCC.LXXV.
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The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence : Being a collection of sixty accurate charts and plans, drawn from original surveys : taken by James Cook and Michael Lane, Surveyors, and Joseph Gilbert, and other Officers in the King's Service. Published by permission of the Right hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Chiefly engraved by the Late Mr. Thomas Jeffreys, Geographer to the King. On thirty-six large copper-plates. London: printed according to Act of Parliament, and sold by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, No. 53, in Fleet-Street. M.DCC.LXXV.
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Pub Reference:
Beddie, 1938; Tooley, p. 335; Worms & Baynton-Williams, British Map Engravers, p. 350.
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Beddie, 1938; Tooley, p. 335; Worms & Baynton-Williams, British Map Engravers, p. 350.
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The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence, published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett in London, 1775. Atlas comprised of nautical charts created from surveys by James Cook, Michael Lane, Joseph Gilbert, and other officers in the King's Service. Bound in marbled boards, somewhat abraded. With gilt spine title. Collation: [4] pages, XXII plates. Volume contains 28 charts on 22 plates, some double and other fold-out. Charts show cities, fortifications, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, bays, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks, shipwrecks and depths, given in fathoms. Charts include descriptive notes. Copper-plate engravings. See our 14471.000 for the 1784 second edition of this work. "Extremely rare. Published in the year of Cook's return to England from his second voyage, this is the first issue of the complete edition of the survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, which he carried out in the 1760s. These incredibly detailed and accurate charts, along with his skills as a navigator, were largely responsible for Cook being given command of the Endeavour, which took him on his first circumnavigation. Samuel Holland, the first Surveyor General of British North America, [provides] insight into Cook's surveying work in North America: ... whenever I could get a moment of time from my duty, I was on board the Pembroke where the great cabin, dedicated to scientific purposes and mostly taken up with a drawing table, furnished no room for idlers. Under Capt. Simcoe's eye, Mr. Cook and myself compiled materials for a Chart of the Gulf and River St. Lawrence, which plan at his decease was dedicated to Sir Charles Saunders; with no other alterations than what Mr. Cook and I made coming up the River. Another chart of the River, including Chaleur and Gaspe Bays, mostly taken from plans in Admiral Durell's possession, was compiled and drawn ... and sent ... for immediate publication to Mr. Thos. Jeffrey, predecessor to Mr. Faden (Beaglehole, The life of Captain James Cook, p. 36). The leading cartographic engraver of his day, Jeffreys held the titles of "Geographer to the King" and "Engraver, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales". He went bankrupt in 1765, six years before his death, at which time Robert Sayer acquired a large part of his interests. In partnership with Bennett, he published much of Jeffreys' remaining work posthumously, including The North-American Pilot, first issued at the start of the American Revolutionary War." - Shapero Rare Books, London.
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The North-American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the Gulf and River St. Laurence, published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett in London, 1775. Atlas comprised of nautical charts created from surveys by James Cook, Michael Lane, Joseph Gilbert, and other officers in the King's Service. Bound in marbled boards, somewhat abraded. With gilt spine title. Collation: [4] pages, XXII plates. Volume contains 28 charts on 22 plates, some double and other fold-out. Charts show cities, fortifications, topography, vegetation, bodies of water, drainage, bays, ports, anchorage, shoals, rocks, shipwrecks and depths, given in fathoms. Charts include descriptive notes. Copper-plate engravings. See our 14471.000 for the 1784 second edition of this work. "Extremely rare. Published in the year of Cook's return to England from his second voyage, this is the first issue of the complete edition of the survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, which he carried out in the 1760s. These incredibly detailed and accurate charts, along with his skills as a navigator, were largely responsible for Cook being given command of the Endeavour, which took him on his first circumnavigation. Samuel Holland, the first Surveyor General of British North America, [provides] insight into Cook's surveying work in North America: ... whenever I could get a moment of time from my duty, I was on board the Pembroke where the great cabin, dedicated to scientific purposes and mostly taken up with a drawing table, furnished no room for idlers. Under Capt. Simcoe's eye, Mr. Cook and myself compiled materials for a Chart of the Gulf and River St. Lawrence, which plan at his decease was dedicated to Sir Charles Saunders; with no other alterations than what Mr. Cook and I made coming up the River. Another chart of the River, including Chaleur and Gaspe Bays, mostly taken from plans in Admiral Durell's possession, was compiled and drawn ... and sent ... for immediate publication to Mr. Thos. Jeffrey, predecessor to Mr. Faden (Beaglehole, The life of Captain James Cook, p. 36). The leading cartographic engraver of his day, Jeffreys held the titles of "Geographer to the King" and "Engraver, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales". He went bankrupt in 1765, six years before his death, at which time Robert Sayer acquired a large part of his interests. In partnership with Bennett, he published much of Jeffreys' remaining work posthumously, including The North-American Pilot, first issued at the start of the American Revolutionary War." - Shapero Rare Books, London.
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14400.000
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Chart Atlas
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Regional Atlas
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57
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Authors:
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